Burna Boy Claims Nigerian Entertainment Industry Gatekeepers 'Did Everything They Possibly Could' To Break Him

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Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, Damini Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, has alleged that gatekeepers in the Nigerian entertainment industry did everything to block his success and break him.

He stated this in reaction to a revelation made by Obi Asika, a Nigerian music executive and the Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture.

In a recent interview on the Afropolitan Podcast, Obi Asika addressed the challenges Burna Boy faced on his way to stardom.

According to Asika, Burna Boy struggled to get a slot to perform even for free.

"This same Burna Boy that’s a million dollars plus today, they be blocking him...He's from Port Harcourt, he's not from Lagos, so they be blocking him," Asika said on the podcast.

"The same Burna Boy has bypassed everybody and exploded and now he can't be blocked anymore."

Reacting to Asika's statement, Burna Boy said his revelation doesn't cover up to half of what he experienced.

Burna wrote on Instagram: "This is not even half of the story. They did everything they possibly could to break me, they are even still trying their best lol but all they did was create this unquenchable FIRE that will continue to burn them for eternity."

Burna Boy has in the past claimed that several individuals in the Nigerian music industry including the media blacklisted him.

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“They did everything they possibly could to break me”

- Burna Boy to Nigerian Music Industry Gatekeepers pic.twitter.com/mv7LnpbpXq

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